Taste of Buckhead Dishes out Details on This Year’s Festivities.
The 14th Annual Event Includes New Restaurant Options and Enhanced VIP Experience!
Atlanta, Ga. – Taste of Buckhead, Atlanta’s highly anticipated food and beverage celebration, returns on Thursday, September 14 at The Stave Room at American Spirit Works. Host Buckhead Business Association (BBA) today revealed a preliminary list of participating restaurants and exciting details surrounding the must-attend event.
“Taste of Buckhead has experienced tremendous success since inception in 2003 and surpasses our expectations each year,” said Smita Solanki, executive director of the BBA. “With a growing list of Atlanta hot spots and beverage distributors participating, we have no doubt that this will be our biggest and best event yet.”
Taste of Buckhead 2017 will bring together more than 20 chefs and representatives from the city’s most popular and trendsetting restaurants for a one-of-a-kind, upscale experience. Participating restaurants this year include American Cut, Bold American, The Capital Grille, Eclipse Di Luna, Gusto!, Meehan’s Buckhead, Rock’s Chicken and Fries, Seasons 52, Smokebelly, Southern Art, Southern Bistro, Southern Gentleman and The Big Ketch. Participating beverage vendors include J.R. Revelry Bourbon Whiskey, Red Hare Brewing, Stoli, SweetWater Brewing Company and Wine Sellers LTD. Additional participants will be announced as they are confirmed.
General admission tickets for this all-inclusive event are $50 per person. VIP tickets, which include an exclusive tour of the American Spirit Whiskey distillery, specialty cocktails and exclusive food samples, are available for $75 per person. Doors open for 150 VIP ticket holders at 5:30 p.m., with general admission beginning at 6 p.m. The VIP area will open at 6:30 p.m.
Back by popular demand, attendees will also have the opportunity to purchase a ‘Spirit Wall’ raffle ticket for just $20 to take home a bottle of spirit or wine. The proceeds generated from this fundraiser (spirits and wines have been donated) will benefit the Buckhead Business Foundation, the charitable arm of BBA. The Foundation will in turn donate the funds to Second Helpings, a worthy cause intended to fight food waste and food insecurity in metro Atlanta.
Gas South continues their support as a presenting sponsor this year and American Spirit Whiskey is the VIP sponsor.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.TasteOfBuckhead.org. Follow the event on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ATOBB or Instagram @TasteofBuckhead for real-time participant additions and announcements.